The sequencer on the 808, a row of 16 color-coded buttons, offered artists a way to store beats they programmed. Courtesy of Roland Even if you don't know the Roland TR-808 drum machine by name, ...

THIS MASSACHUSETTS BASED BRAND HAS BEEN A SYMBOL OF EXCELLENCE. AND WITH ITS LATEST INNOVATION, ZILDJIAN IS RIDING INTO THE FUTURE. SO WE HAVE A LONG LEGACY IN ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS, PARTICULARLY ...

Matt Brennan's Kick It: A Social History Of The Drum Kit is a complex, meticulously researched piece of work that spans several centuries. In the course of over three hundred pages, Brennan explores ...

In our latest genre focus, we've dived deep into the origins of house music, and how its sound (and name) derived from one venue - Chicago's Warehouse. Before long, it exploded outwards and would ...

The Roland TR-1000 Rhythm Creator is a direct successor to the famed TR-808 and TR-909 drum machines, each anchoring entire genres of 20th-century pop music and EDM. It's analog, it's aesthetic, and ...

Acclaimed instrument manufacturer Roland announced plans to reissue its iconic TR-808 drum machine in a new, smaller form factor as the TR-08, a move that has musicians and producers across the globe ...

Mount Eerie’s Phil Elverum is selling an extremely rare Chamberlin Rhythmate Model 40, which he says is the “first drum machine in history.” (Léon Theremin’s Rhythmicon technically came first.) Only a ...